Cable reel take-up



June 9, 1953 c. o. BRUESTLE 2,641,413

CABLE REEL TAKEUP Filed Jan. 20, 1947 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 I i l 7" 1 Mn i I I l l a H i Z! l i i l I i L 4T 1; W um 7 40/ C 70' 4 l LII . IZ 6 1 E1 3/ Ill u a g i I? a H i i a U i I INVENTOR .CARL O. BRUESTLE ATTNEYS,

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June 9, 1953 Filed Jan. 20, 1947 June 9, 1953 c. 0. BRUESTLE 2,641,413

CABLE REEL TAKE-UP Filed Jan. 20, 1947 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR CQRL O. BRUESTLE June 9, 1953 Filed Jan. 20, 1947 C. O. BRUESTLE 'CABLE REEL TAKE-UP 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR CARL O. BRUESTLE BY Q a ATTORNEYS,

June 9, 1953 c. o. BRUESTLE 2,641,413

CABLE REEL TAKE-UP Filed Jan. 20, 1947 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 v /Q INVENTOR CARL O. BRUESTLE ATTORNEYS,

Patented June 9, 1553 UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE CABLE E -U Carl Bruestl'e; Rahway, N.. J; assignor-to gyncro Machine Ccmpany, Perth Amber, J-l a corporation of; New Jersey Application January 20, 194i" Serial No; 723 144 In the processing and manufacture of cables of various types, and particularly of the heavier types such as stranded steel cables, electrical cables and the like, it is common to provide a machine for supporting the take-up reel upon which the processed or manufactured cable is wound. For the larger cable sizes the cablereels are massive and heavy, and when loaded are extremely heavy.

The machine of this invention is of the type with which it is not necessary to use a reel arbor, although for certain narrow reels the mechanism as disclosed herein is adapted to use a light arbor.

adjustment to facilitate handling of reels of various widths and diameters. These stub shafts or pintles are also arranged so as to bewaxially varied in spacing to accommodate reels of various axial lengths. Associated with one of. the stub shafts is a novel form of detachable reel engaging dog supporting structure through which rotation of the reel is efifected. Another feature of the invention is concerned with. a novel form of power transmission for effecting rotation of the driving dogs wherein adjustment for various reel sizes can be made without disturbing the power transmission.

thereof disclosed in the attached drawings employed for illustrating the novel subject matter hereof and including attachments for permitting thepuse .Of an arbor Where narrow take-up reels are used.-

,This invention resides substantially in, the combination, construction, arrangem n a n detail below.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is atop "plan. view of. a cablereel.

take-11p mechanism in accordance-with this in.- vention;

Fi ure .2 is .a 'rightha-nd side elevational view of this mechanism takenon line 2-.--: of Fig" Figure B is a front .end elevational view This arborless type of machine provides a pair of stub shafts or pintles' supported in spaced axial alignment for vertical Other and more detailed improvements comprising part of the invention will be apparent from the. following disclosure of the embodiment relative location of :parts as will be describedthereof taken inv the. Fi ure 1;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal, central. cross: sectional view through the mechanism by means of which adjustment of the. machine for various reel sizes may be, effected without disturbing the power transmission mechanism;

Figure 5 is. a lefthand elevational. view of the machine wh at line 5;..-.5 of the drawing in Fi ure 11;

Figure .6 is a lon itudinal, central, crossesectional view oi the l rthand stub shaft am iustin mechanism taken on lin E i-=6 f Fi ure i re "I is a. crossvsectional view taken at ht an les ta that of Figure .6 taken alon the ne -4 in Fi ure .6, further illustrating the mechanism for longitudinally adjusting this stubshafh';

Fi u e 8 is a horizontal. crossssectional i w f the sa nt: me hanism taken along theline;

8-8in Figure "I;

Figur 9 is a transverse e tional view taken along the l ne 9-59 in Figure 8 show ng a logicine means tor the sh ila winch supports. the lath and stub shaft;

F u D is uloneitudinal. detailed, 3130851 sectional view of -.the mod fication emp ying an arbor fo vnarmi metal e ls with many part roken a ay; and

Fi ur .1 a imila view-showing a part or he ame m chan sm enslaved with a women:

.As illustrated, the name o the machine. mm?- pri es a pair 013 uprig t parallel ene al y recstansu a ramesio m s o members eemed ogeth r in re tangular configuration in ny su ab e manne a d rans e se y brac d o a rigid-str tu e b me ns at a urality or cross braced angle ars :12.-

ex mi ati n of Figures ;1. 22,13 and, earl il ustrat s the details. o th s structu e The base channe s f the re tangular framewerks extend rear.- wardly. a is lear m F gures 2 upon which is moun ed a 1101 1 113 tor the main drive moto .M. an on whi h is supports the ransversing gu d whic t avelsnn threaded snail G143 and ts associated driving mechanismby means 51 w ch the cable is laid .onto the" reel inuniicrmlayers. This part ofthe mechanism forms no part of this invention and no furtherreierence-will'bemadethereto. 1 I

Each :of the rectangular frameworks includes a pair of vertically extending parallel channel members upon the proposed faces of which are direction of line, a

3 mounted the four guide rails l3, disposed at the corners of an imaginary rectangle, as is particularly clear from Figure 4. Mounted on these rails for guided vertical sliding movement are a pair of journal boxes 4, each of which is provided at the top with a threaded shaft l5, see particularly Figures 2, 5, 6 and 7, which shafts are pinned thereto so as to be nonrotatable. The threaded shafts |5 are engaged by threaded nuts |6 provided with teeth to form wormwheels. These wormwheels are rotatably mounted on thrust bearings l6 and are engaged by worms I! which are secured to transverse shafts, see Figure 1, journaled on the-tops of the frames. Each of these shafts is provided with asprocket wheel I8, see Figure 2, which is driven by means of chains H! from sprocket wheels 20 secured to shafts 2| journaled on the frames H) and As is clear from Figure 1, the shaft 2| extends throughout the width of the machine and is journ'aled at'its ends on the frames. The shaft 2| is provided with a driving sprocket'22, see I Figure 5, which is connected by a chain 23 to a sprocket attached to the shaft of the small driving motor 24 mounted on the frame H].

The main power transmission for rotating thereel stub shafts comprises the main motor M; the shaft of which is provided with a driving sprocket 1|. see Figures 1 and 2, mounted on a shaft on the other end of which is attached the pinion 3. Pinion 3 meshes with a gear Wheel 4 attached to a shaft journaled on the frame on the other which is secured a sprocket wheel 1'. This shaft .journaledin acasting 35forming a link-pivotally supported on the projecting ends of the sleeve 33,'se'e Figure 4. Sprocket wheel 7 is connected by drive chain 8 to a large sprocket wheel BTWhichisSecured to a collar 40 forming part of a sleeve 3! journaled in the journal box l4 on the ball bearing '38 and the roller bearing 39. A link 36-pivotally connects the casting 35 with-the bearing 39 so that the link 36 can pivot on thi;

axes of the shaft of'gear 1 and-sprocket 1' and the sleeve-31, A collar42 is pinned to the integral collar 40 of sleeve 3! by means of a pin -42,

asclearly shown in Figure 4; Slidably mounted in the sleeve 31 is a shaft 43 which is splined 'to the sleeve by means of a key 3'! and may be locked in one position by means of a spring l-oaded latch pin 44. The shaft-43isprovided with an annular slot 43 which can be engaged by the latch pin 44 when-it is withdrawn and, the shaft 43 pulled outwardly. -When-the latchjpin '44 engages the slot 43' the square end 45 of slfia ftv '43 is just withdrawn within the end of the sleeve '31; The sleeve'31 is' provided with a-thread ed collar 37" at its outer end to form -a thrust collar 1 for the sleeve. Theshaft 43 is provided with a key 37 secured thereon and sliding in a keyway in the base of sleeve 31.

The construction of the stub shaft support at the otherside of the machine'is best shown'in Figures 6, ;7,- 8 and 9. Slidably mounted in the journal box 14 -i s a sleeve- 25. provided. .withxa This .sprocket meshes with a gear wheel 2,

toothed rack 26 on its top side, which also acts as a key to prevent rotation of the sleeve 25. Journaled in the journal box I4 is a pinion 27, the shaft of which extends exteriorly through a vertical slot in the front channel of the frame ll), see Figure 5, and is provided with a hand- Wheel 28 for rotating it. Rotatably mounted in the sleeve 25 is a shaft 29 having a squared end 29' on which a collar 30 can be impaled. A thrust bearing 30 is mounted between the sleeve 25 and the collar 30. The stub shaft 3| is provided with a flange-so that it may be detachably secured to the collar 30 by means of screws 3 Secured to the outer face of the journal box M, in any suitable m'anner, are a pair of clasp arms 54 pivotally attached to the journal box at 55. These clasp arms encircle the sleeve 25 and their outer ends are engaged'by means of a threaded shaft and handwheel 56 for drawing them together in gripping relation about the sleeve 25.

Returning to Figure 4, it will be noted that the other stub shaft 4'! is-provided with aninteg'ral collar by means of which it is detachably secured by means of screws 48 to a double ended lever 46 which fits on the squared end 45 of shaft 43. The arms of the lever 46 are provided with dogs 49 adapted to engage apertures in the reel.

The structure of Figures 10 and 11 will be briefly described, noting that they illustrate the reel R is mounted, and atwhich time it is engaged by the dogs 49. A collar and lockiscrew :53 are mounted on the shaft for enga'ging'.the"

opposite side of the reel to hold it in proper axial position. The other end of the-arbor 5| 'fitsinto a flanged collar 52 which can be secured to the: flanged collar 30 by means of the same set screw- 3| previously used for the stub shaft 3|.

In the operation of this machine for handling. wide reels without an arbor, the double-ended lever 46 is mounted on the reel so that the stub shaft 41 fits in its central aperture and the dogs- 49' lock in the driving holes of'thejreel The:

stub shaft 3| is ithdrawn by releasing thelclasp arms 54 and rotating the handwheel 28in a clockwisedirection (Fig.8) to move the sleeve 25 to the left a sufficient distance; so that the reel can be reeled into place. ,At thisv time the.

shaft 43, see Figure 4, is withdrawn so that its squared end is inside the, sleeve 31.

44 and pulling the shaft 43, outwardly. The

journal boxes l4 are raised or lowered into alignment with the axis of the reel inan'obvious manner by energizing the motor 24 to rotate the nuts l6. As these nuts revolve they react on the threaded shaftst|5 to raise' 'or lower the journal boxes, idepending'upon the direction of rotation of gtheflnuts. When the-journal boxes: are properly aligned the shaft 43 can be moved back to the position shown'in Figure 4,to engage its squared end 45in the similarly shaped aperture of the lever 46'. Hand wheel is r0 tated in a counterclockwise direction to projectthe stub' shaft 3| into the central hole at the other side of the reel.:i' When these parts are in proper position the clasp arms 54 can be tight aened; to hold the sleeve in this adjusted longi- This op eration can be effected by releasing thelatch assures:

tudinalpositlom Motor 24 can, then be energized in the proper direction to cause the journal boxes l4 toraise andlift the reel free of the floor.

Onefeature of this invention is the arrange-- ment of the power transmission mechanism for the sleeve 3'!- toprovide-its vertical adjustment and the associated bearing block 14 without dis.- connecting the transmission. By reason of the pivotal link: connection 36 between the journal box 'l4gand the pivoted casting; 35 it is possible for those" parts to pivot on the axis of sleeve: 31-, shaft for gear! and sprocket 1" and the shaft for gears 6'1 and 6, so that those parts can pivot ally swing about the axis of the shaft for; gears 6. and 6', thereby maintaining gear 6' in mesh with gear 1. Likewise the axialdistance' between the shaft for gear 1 and 1' and sleeve 31 does not change during these adjustments.

The main motor M is now energized which causes rotation of the sleeve 31 through the gear sprocket and general power connection previously described. Shaft 43 is splined to the sleeve 31 so that they rotate together, and thus the reel R is caused to revolve through the dogs 49.

When the reel is loaded it can be lowered to the floor by rotating the nuts It in the opposite direction to cause the journal boxes to descend. The clasp arms 54 are released and the sleeve with attached parts withdrawn to disengage the shaft 3| from the reel. Latch pin 44 is retracted and the shaft 43 withdrawn into the sleeve 31 to release the lever 46. The reel can then be rolled out and the lever 46 with attached parts removed from the reel.

When an arbor is used with narrow reels the stub shafts 3i and 41 are removed as previously described and replaced by the collars 50 and 52. It is apparent how the sleeve 25 and shaft 43 can be moved to permit of the attachment of these parts and the engagement of the dogs 49 with the reel. It may be noted that Figure 11 does not add much to the disclosure since its only distinction over the disclosure of Figure 10 is that it shows a wooden reel mounted on the arbor in place of the metal reel (Fig. 10)

From the above description it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the features of improvement herein disclosed are capable of some physical variation without change in the novel substance of the improvements. I do not, therefore, desire to be limited to the disclosure but rather by the claims granted me.

What is claimed is: x 1. In a cable reeling take-up machine, a combination for receiving an empty reel, grasping it, moving it into loading position and then returning it, the improvement comprising a supporting framework, a pair of journal boxes mounted in said framework along the axis corresponding essentially to the axis of a cable reel to be received, said boxes being in spaced relation and mounted for vertical sliding movement, pow

or means for effecting simultaneous movement of said journal boxes, a stub shaft rotatably mounted in one of said journal boxes in fixed position such that said power means effects simultaneous movement of said journal boxes substantially per-. p-endicular thereto and having associated therewith driving dogs for engaging a cable reel slipped onto said stub shaft, a power transmission for driving said stub shaft in any of its vertical positions, a second stub shaft aligned axially with said first stub shaft and means for slidably mounting said second stub shaft in place holding saidreable.reehsaid stub. shaft power transmiss.

sion. ineluding a driven. sleeve. a shaftsplined therein, and means. for detachably securing. said shaft to. saidisplined' shaft.

2; In thezcombination inaccordancewith claim. 1., ameans for'lockingthe. second. stub; shaft in anydesired axial relation comprising a pair of serum-circular grippers pivotally mounted. on said journal for adjustable; connection. 1

3.. In av cable reelingrtak'ei-up machine, a; comb' inationi for. receiving: an: empty reel, grasping it,

moving; it; into loading. positionz and. then return. mg it, the improvement comprisin a supporting framework-i a: pair of journal boxes mounted in said framework along; the axis corresponding esssentially to the axis of a cable reel to be received, saidboxes being in. s aced relation and mounted for vertical sliding movement, power means-for effecting simultaneous movement of said journal boxes, a shaft retatably mounted in one of said journal boxes in fixed position such that said power means effects simultaneous movement of said journal boxes substantially perpendicular thereto and having associated therewith driving dogs for engaging a cable reel slipped onto said stub shaft, a power transmission for driving said stub shaft in any of its vertical positions, a second stub shaft aligned axially with said first stub shaft and means for slidably mounting said second stub shaft in place holding said cable reel,

said stub shaft power transmission including a power driven sleeve rotatably mounted in the associated journal box, a shaft slidably mounted in said sleeve and splined thereto, means for locking said shaft in either of two axial positions, and means for detachably securing the stub shaft to said splined shaft.

4. In a cable reeling take-up machine, a combination for receiving an empty reel, grasping it, moving it into loading position and then returning it, the improvement comprising a supporting framework, a pair of journal boxes mounted in said framework along the axis corresponding essentially to the axis of a cable reel to be received, said boxes being in spaced relation and mounted for vertical sliding movement, power means for effecting simultaneous movement of said journal boxes, a stub shaft rotatably mounted in one of said journal boxes in fixed position such that said power means effects simultaneous movement of said journal boxes substantially perpendicular thereto and having associated therewith drivin dogs for engaging a cable reel slipped onto said stub shaft, a power transmission for driving said stub shaft in any of its vertical positions, a second stub shaft aligned axially with said first stub shaft and means for slidably mounting said second stub shaft in place holding said cable reel, said stub shaft power transmission including a power driven sleeve rotatably mounted in the associated journal box, a shaft slidably mounted in said sleeve and splined thereto, means for locking said shaft in either of two axial positions, a plate detachably mounted on said splined shaft having reel engaging dogs, and a stub shaft detachably secured to said plate. I

5. In a cable reeling take-up machine, a combination for receiving an empty reel, grasping it, moving it into loading position and then returning it, the improvement comprising a supporting framework, a pair of journal boxes mounted in said framework along the axis corresponding essentially to the axis of a cable reel to be received, said boxes being in spaced relation and mounted for vertical sliding movement,

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power mean for effecting simultaneous move-- ment of said journal boxes, a stub shaft rotatably mounted in one, of said journal boxes in fixed position such that said power means effects simultaneous movement of said journal boxes substantially perpendicular thereto and having associated therewith driving dogs for engaging a cable reel.

slipped onto said stub shaft, a power transmission for driving said stub shaft in any of its vertical positions, a second stub shaft aligned axially with said'first stub shaft and means for slidably mounting said second stub shaftin place holding said cable reel, said stub shaft power transmission including a gear train characterized in that one driving gear is rotatably mounted on a fixed axis and a meshing driven gear is pivotally mounted on the axis of said first gear, and a link pivotally interconnecting said second gear with said first journal box.

- CARL O. BRUESTLE.

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